8 October 2010

Grade 10 CP

Period 1  Today, we completed our activity of using concrete/abstract images to create metaphor; now, you must create a poem in which you use an image to say something on a deeper, more emotional level.  In completing this assignment, think about the connections you've made on your work sheets, then ask yourself:  what can I AS A POET say about one of those connections and can it stand as a metaphor for a deeper feeling or emotion?

Homework due Tuesday, 10-12-2010>your poems AND definitions of new vocabulary words with either a paragraph using 5-7 of the words or two sentences for each word.

Period 4  Today, I collected the poems you created using the connections you made from your concrete/abstract images.  I thought many of the poems were outstanding and showed a real evolution in your skill as writers -- an ability to think and write symbolically!  Hooray!!  The last 15 minutes of class were devoted to responding to "For Julia in the Deep Water."

Homework due Tuesday, 10-12-2010>definitions of new vocabulary and 2 meaningful sentences for each word.

REMEMBER:  Poetry test on Thursday, 10-14-2010.  Review poetry terms and be prepared to write an essay analyzing a poem.

Grade 12 CP


Period 3  WORD OF THE DAY:  efficacious
Beowulf writing assignment due today.  I introduced a bit of Medieval history to familiarize ourselves with the world in which Chaucer was writing.  We also read the first 18 lines of the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.

Homework due Tuesday, 10-12-2010>Study all words from engender to efficacious for the quiz; read to line 102 on page 91.  Be prepared to prove that you read what you were supposed to read!

Period 3 NO CLASS TODAY.

BE SURE TO SPEND SOME TIME OUTDOORS THIS WEEK-END TO CLEAR YOUR MINDS AND GAIN SOME PERSPECTIVE ABOUT YOURSELVES AND YOUR PLACE IN THIS AWE-INSPIRING WORLD!